Shock-absorber.



' H. EoL. SHOCK ABSORBER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 19t-6.

' Patented Oct. 17,1916.

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"citizen-bf tthe"United"States, yresiding at Benton, Harbor, in the county of Berrien and 'State' of Michigan, haveii'ivented-certain new and useful Improvements in Shock- My'invention "relates'tovvehicle shock ab? ysorbers,andmore particularly, in some of itsfeatures, to shock absorbers of' the type adapted for connection" between two relav i 'tivelyf stiff "'nnyielding coperatingfinainV springs that'effect the us'ual resilient connection'between the running :gear and -body or frame of anzfiutomobile.

' My". shock absorberfis designed and in? tended to take up 'the' smaller vibrations," that would otherwise be limparted to the vehicle body evenby slight inequalities of :the: roadway', before the resiliency of the i -rially' brought into' action." lItis .also intended and arranged'forcoperative action.

`with the'main springs upon'more extended i relative movements thereof, in response to morev pronounced f inequalities or -obstructions in theroadway."

One'ofthe salient objects of my invention Y is to providev a shock 'absorber that isto be t 'connected between the members of. the usual springs of ellipti, or-'parti-elliptic sprlngs of the leafftype, land capable` offready` adjustinentlwith relation thereto, whereby to vrtemper its-resistance r'sensitiveness to displacement? Q .l

*Another obgect offmy invention is to provide -a device', of-the character described,

` wherein a1 very slight, relative movement lof the `connected`=m`a1n springslwill cause a' relatively large movement ofi an extensively long auxiliary spring ofiny 'inter-l connected 'shock' absorber, thereby converting," whatA would otherwise be a series of shjortharsh vibrations into relatively long bounding or undulating movements of the .vehicle body, rrendering easy, 'comfortable riding in the vehicle.l w

Other and further objectsof my invention will become readily apparent, to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of a part of the chassis of an automobile, showing my lspecification or Lettere `shock absorber'. the `specific exemplilication, of two-'curved remera.'Assemini"disegnare-fre.JHN

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`shock absorber connected between two adjacent 'leaf springs', one; of .which is con- 't nected to .the axle 4,of the ruiming gear and the other` to the body or frame portion,. Fig.l

is a section, taken on line 2 2 ofFig. l.

Fig. Bis a section, taken on line-3 3 of Fig. t1. Fig. 4 is' a section, taken.' on line Lie-/if frig.1.l r

In all'the viewstlie same i'e-fcrcncecharacters are employed to indicate similar parts. f `l Y 5 is a part of the frame of yan automobile. 6 isy an axle. Touthe axle` is connecteff a semi-elliptic leaf lspring 7, by means/of a clip 8, the forward end of tliespri'ng being connected'to the .frame 5 by means of a bracket 9,'se'cured to the .side `of the frame,

by bolts 10,`orby lany other suitable means.

The quarter-elliptic spring 11, is secured at its forward end to the end of the 'frame 5 by. parallel plateslz and 13, and by-the bolts 14. Ordinarily theouter -free ends 15y and 16 of the respective springs are con-- `nected directlyy together or 'by means` of .a

shackle, ory otherwise. k .y

-My shock absorber 1s connected between the end'suilV and 16 of the respective springs A'and consists of a very resilient "mechanism interposed between 'the main springs in the particular embodiment shownfso that when thereis'nny yrelative vertical displacement between the frame or body 5 ofthe vehicle and Vthe axle 6, the smaller vibratingfeffects are felt and taken up 0r absorbed by the The absorber consists, in

sliackle'links 17-1'7, connected at 18' and 1'8 tothe short ends of the tension bars 19 and `19, respectively.4 The other-#down-A turned lends of theelinks 174-17, are con.

nectedto theouter endl 15, of the spring 7,- as at-QOT-QO; Th'e'end 16 .of tliespring 11 is provided with an eye whichv is connected vto two shackle links Q1-,-'21. and to' the tenplaced in the act of adjusting the tensionA ot' the springs '25- 2-5. The' plate 28 is sev curedto the upper and relatively stationary. portion of the spring 11, by means of a clip 30. Spacing sleeves 31 are placed over the Abolts in order toA hold the links con-V nected to' the respect-ive bolts, in proper spaced .relation to prevent cramping; the

eyes of the spring ends serve this purpose.

The opera-tion ofthe device is as folloii'sz--Relative vertical displacement. of the \spr1ngs i and l1 ivill cause corresponding movement of bars'19 19 on their pivotal points 16. I the movement tends to separate the ends l5 and 16 'of the respect-ive ends` the springs Z5-'25 .are elongated. Links 2l are pivotedv to` the tension bars 19,

19', the relative movement of the ends of.

the springs 7 `and ll aretransmitted through them and as they will move on the. pivotal points 18,-18" Vto lift the rear endsof the tension bars, their forward ends ivill move doivn ardly to an extent much greater than `the distance of displacement between the.

main springs, diie to the difference in the leverage of the forwardly extending portion ofthe tension bars, from the pivotal point 16",-ivith`respect to the length `ofthe rea-r- ,ivardly extending portion, from the pivotal point "18, therebyv causing the auxiliary i springs 25%25- to be considerably extended, 40 which thus vieldingl'y resist the slight displacement of the loiverspring 7 ivith reference to the upper spring ll. After the auxiliary springs '25-25 have thus been ex'v tended, to a point Where they otter substantiallythe sanie degree of resistance as that interposed by the'springs 7 and l1,- they will then jointly coact ivith the leaf springs 7 and 1l, in any further vertical displacement of the said springs; that the application of stress between the vehicle body and running gear, the springs 7 and l11 must be transmitted through my f shock absorber, -ivhich has the effect of not only assisting the main leaf springs in performing their functions, but has the addr Ismaller vibrations to 4Whichthe larger or stiffer springs would be insensible.

The relativetension resistance of the aux- Thus itivill be seen'.

iliary springs 25-25 may be regulated by moving the support 2G inithegiooves 29, of

the plate 28, or by moving the loiver ends of the sln'ings :Z5-25 in the respective perforations 9.1 of the tension arms 19-19, or by both movements so that-by this means the relative tensions of the auxiliary springs may be adjustedtoa nicet v.

, lVhile I have herein shoivn and described a single embodiment of my invention, it is manifest that many changes may be made in the general arrangement and disposition of the parts, ivithin. the scopeof the ap# pended claims. l i 1 Having described my invention, ivhat I claim is;- t

l; In a device of the character described the combination ivith the frame and axle of an automobile, of a spring connection therefor comprising upper and lower members,- one 'eonnected to. the-frame and one to the axlef,-l.and a vshock absorber connected betiveen the memberscomprising a tension lever' pivoted iear one end, to the end ot one of sa-ld members; a link connection between'said pivotal'` connection and a rela,-

tively stationary part to prevent .fore and .aft movement of said members ivith respect to each other; a shackle, connecting the other member to the short'end of said tension lever and an, auxiliary spring, having a relatively long range of 'elastic -movement,

fconnected 'to the longer end of. said tension lever and to said frame.` f i Inl .a device-of the character described the combination With the traine and axle of an automobile,l of tivo springs, one con-A nected to the frame and one to theeaxle, and

l'a shock absorber connected between the springs, comprising a pair of tension levers, each pivoted near one of its ends to the end ofy one of said springs; a pair oflinks, connected to said pivotalpoint and to a relatively stationary point to .prevent fore-andaft movement of said. springs; a pair of shackles connecting the other spring to the short ends of said tension levers, respec-- tively, andl apair of auxiliary helical 'springs having relatively longer range of movement than the first mentioned springs, .connected to the longer ends of said tension levers and to said frame. i

.linv testimony ivhereofl hereunto set my hand in the presence ottivo subscribing witnesses. tionalcapabihty of taking up or absorbing HARVEY E. COBLE. In'the presence of* a F. E. Goonies,

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